ABSTRACT Background: A functioning maternal referral system is critical in preventing adverse maternal and fetal outcome. Integration of emergency obstetric care with maternal referral system are strategies of reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in Tanzania, but still there is high number of maternal and perinatal mortality especially in referral cases. So it was important to find out factors which determine adverse obstetric outcome in referral patients.
Objective: This study was carried out to assess the referral diagnosis and determinants of obstetric outcomes of emergency obstetric referrals at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital.
Methodology and materials: This was hospital based cross sectional study. A purposive sampling technique was employed and involved all referral women with obstetric emergency referred at the hospital during the study duration. Structured pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric history, diagnosis and maternal/fetal outcomes. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics were generated and associations of categorical variables were examined in bivariate analysis. Odds ratio and 95% CI was used as a measure of association. P value of
IKWASA, A (2021). Referral Diagnosis And Determinants Of Obstetric Outcomes Among Referred Women With Obstetric Emergency At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/referral-diagnosis-and-determinants-of-obstetric-outcomes-among-referred-women-with-obstetric-emergency-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital
IKWASA, ABEID "Referral Diagnosis And Determinants Of Obstetric Outcomes Among Referred Women With Obstetric Emergency At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital" Afribary. Afribary, 23 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/referral-diagnosis-and-determinants-of-obstetric-outcomes-among-referred-women-with-obstetric-emergency-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
IKWASA, ABEID . "Referral Diagnosis And Determinants Of Obstetric Outcomes Among Referred Women With Obstetric Emergency At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital". Afribary, Afribary, 23 Apr. 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/referral-diagnosis-and-determinants-of-obstetric-outcomes-among-referred-women-with-obstetric-emergency-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital >.
IKWASA, ABEID . "Referral Diagnosis And Determinants Of Obstetric Outcomes Among Referred Women With Obstetric Emergency At Iringa Regional Referral Hospital" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/referral-diagnosis-and-determinants-of-obstetric-outcomes-among-referred-women-with-obstetric-emergency-at-iringa-regional-referral-hospital